Degree Project - Social Resource Center

collaborative resource center of

Social Justice Tuoxin Li

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Aerial Render | The project connects to the Beaumont High School and the Bear Pit

The Social Justice Resource Center in Fairground Park

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Tuoxin Li / Social Justice Resource Center

THE INJUSTICE

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N/S Metro Alignment

The Fairground Park

D e lm a r D iv id e NorthSide Regeneration Area

T h e S o u th S id e

Existing Metrolink

1 dot = 20 people African American White Other races 2017 Homicide

Racial Distribution City of St. Louis

In the same decaying context, the south side St. Louis has Cherokee street, Soulard, South Grand, The Grove.

Many of these urban renewal started from grassroots.

But why all these didn’t happen in the north side?

The South Side Spaces is an organization renovate old vacant buildings and providing the convenience of modern amenities in the south side. Jason Beem is the owner of “South Side Spaces“, established in 2004. At the time, he also tried to buy properties in the north side, but it turned out to be the north side is already 6

secretly under Paul McKee’s NorthSide regeneration plan. The NorthSide Regen Plan somehow prevented and halted the same grassroot regeneration process as the South Side to happen in the North Side.

Just few blocks north from the NorthSide Regeneration study area, the fairground park sat at the conjunction of four dense neighborhood with a lot of vacancy.

With the new North-South metrolink connection, and being outside of Paul McKee’s plan. It’s a place for the people of north side to bring it back, and a place of opportunity for the city to rethink the north side.

THE PALIMPSEST

Site of the Old Amphitheater

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1895 1862 • Site of Benton Barracks during Civil War.

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1 856-1902 • Fair Inaugurated in 1856 • The ANNUAL AGRICULTURAL AND MECHNICAL FAIR was sponsored by the St. Louis Agricultural and Mechanical Association.

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1926 • Beaumont High School was built (the city’s ONLY HIGH SCHOOL FOR WHITE ON THE NORTH SIDE)

1954 • The Beaumont High School was among the first to DESEGREGATE • The desegregation resulted in violent RACIAL CONFLICT

RACIAL CONFLICT

1912 • Considered as potential site of Saint Louis Zoo. • Construction of the FIRST MUNICIPAL SWIMMING POOL on the site of the former fair’s amphitheater - the largest artificial pool in the world at the time.

2017 1958 • The pool was replaced with a smaller modern pool

NEGLECT 1949 • City attempted to INTEGRATE THE POOL. • On June 21, the RACE RIOT. • The next day the pool as again segregated.

Fairground Park is in north St. Louis city. Began with a private park hosting annual Agricultural and Mechanical Fair, the park was fully structured with fair ground, race track and a zoological garden. The Fairground Park historically held the annual Fair of Agricultural and Mechanical Association. The fair had all kinds of exhibiting, sharing and communicating.

After the park became public in 1908, most of former structure has been removed, and city started to construct a swimming pool on the site of the former fair’s amphitheater. The swimming pool is 420ft in

2 0 0 0 s to P resent • The Beaumont High School CLOSED in 2014 due to its deteriorating physical conditions, security, and academics • Police put BARRICADES around the park due to the violent activities • Natural Bridge Avenue became the MOST DANGEROUS street in America for GUN VIOLENCE

diameter, it has been the largest outdoor swimming pool in the world.

In 1949, the St. Louis city officials decided to open the pool to the city’s black residents in response to the 14th amendment. This intended integration caused a race riot fomented by white youths.

The Beaumont High School, just across the street from the swimming pool, formerly an all-white school,was among the first to desegregate in May 1954.

After its racially integration, the high school as well experienced violent racial conflict.

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The project is creating a new layer on the circular site of the historic swimming pool and amphitheater, thus the building form and the water feature is tracing the historic circular shape.

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The project is composed with three different building. The one on the westF i lside is the collaborative office ter building which the entrance is OL PO ING S’ WAD facing toward theK I DBeaumont High School. The one in the middle is the community gallery building.

The one on the east end is the community restaurant and venue building.

The office building includes a major collaborative office space which is flexible due to different need; some conference rooms and a small auditorium; some flexible

small office that is designed for legal consultation or private offices; a library provides shared resources to everyone working in the same space; a break area on the south side and private phone booth on the second floor.

Recy cl e The gallery building has few flexible lecture or workshop rooms on the first floor that could be opened up or divided depends on demand; the gallery space is starting from the east entrance and expanding to the second floor which allows local artists or activist to exhibit their ideas.

The restaurant and venue building could be a place to hold community events or rent out for private venues.

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ADDITIONAL OFFICE SPAC PRIVATE PHONE BOOTHS LEGAL CONSULTING / PRIVATE OFFICES RESOURCE / OPEN LIBRARY

CONFERENCE ROOM

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AUDITORIUM STORAGE OFFICE CAFE

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LUXURY INDIVIDUAL SPACES

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INDIVIDUAL SPACES + MEETING

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SPACE FOR ONE TEAM WITH BASICS

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SPACE FOR ONE TEAM WITH BASICS

SPACE BUILDING SEMI PRIVATE

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INVITING PUBLIC SPACE OFFICE BUILDING

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ACTIVE COLLABORATIVE AREA

CAFÉ RECEPTION FLEXIBLE COLLABORATE OFFICE 530 ft 2 750 ft 2 10,085 ft 2 7.930 ft 2

COMMUNITY GALLERY 5,880 ft 2 RESTAURANT + COMMUNITY BUILDING

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FLEXIBLE VENUE SPACE 3,740 ft 2

FOR SPECIAL EVENT OR WORKSHOP

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REGULAR LECTURE ROOMS

12,160 ft 2 DINING AREA 6,350 ft 2

OPEN LIB 1,190 ft 2

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KITCHEN

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RECEPTION 750 ft 2 FLEXIBLE COLLABO RATE OFFICE 10,085 ft 2

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COMMUNITY GALLERY

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LECTURE ROOM

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DINING AREA 6,350 ft 2

COMMUNITY GALLERY 5,880 ft 2

COMMUNITY GALLERY BUILDING

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FLEXIBLE VENUE SPACE 3,740 ft 2

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OPEN LIBRARY 1,190 ft 2 CONSULT 880 ft 2 CONFERENCE 1,530 ft 2

LECTURE ROOM 2,050 ft 2 KITCHEN MECH. 1,180

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CONSULT 880 ft 2

CONFERENCE 1,530 ft 2

AUDITORIUM 750 ft 2 STORAGE 1,045 ft 2 OTHER 380

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AUDITORIUM STORAGE 750 ft 2 1,045 ft 2

LECTURE ROOM 2,050 ft 2

OTHER MECH. 380 ft 2 450 ft 2

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KITCHEN+MECH. 1,180 ft 2

SECTION B-B

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SECTION C- C

The view of the building with the water and the solar canopy reflecting the sky.

Aerial Perspective looking west

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16 View from the south entrance looking into the collaborative office space.

Interior of the Office Building

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18 View from the east entrance, looking at the major stairway taking people to the gallery space on the second floor.

Interior of the Community Gallery

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Interior of the community restaurant building View of the dining / venue, multi-purpose space

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22 A winter view looking north at the collaborative office building and the canopy

Perspective of the Collaborative Office Building

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